Two screenings: THU, 10/17 • FRI, 10/18
at the New Hampshire Film Festival
Focused on local history compiled and produced by local members of the community, the film chronicles the close-knit, working-class, primarily Italian neighborhood in Portsmouth, NH, targeted by Urban Renewal in the late 1960s. It also traces the resilience and character of its former residents, who, despite their displacement, managed to salvage their community traditions, culture and friendships. The 30-acre North End enclave was demolished through the Vaughan Street Urban Renewal Project, the last Urban Renewal program in America, igniting the rise of historic preservation, rather than demolition, of historic structures and neighborhoods.
PNH400 DOCUMENTARY FILM PREMIERE
“The Lost North End; A Tale of Wreckage and Resilience”
Individual tickets for only these screenings will be available starting at 9:30 am on Thursday, Oct. 17 online at The NHFF Website, at Festival Headquarters at The Gallery at Jimmy’s at 135 Congress Street in Portsmouth, and at the McKeons Ticketing Hub, 104 Congress Street, Portsmouth
400 YEARS YOUNG
Portsmouth NH 400 was founded to spark the city's collective imagination, leverage the talent of its multifaceted population and many organizations, and lead up to and beyond Portsmouth's 400th anniversary in 2023. Portsmouth NH 400's role involves convening, promoting, and coordinating celebration plans.
HAPPY LAST NIGHT TO 2023!
It’s been an honor and a privilege for all of our #PNH400 teams to have had the opportunity to serve, eat, talk, dance, march, befriend, run, play, sing, read, partner, learn, smile, and celebrate with this unparalleled community for the last year. Last stop? Let’s go out with a BANG: Pro Portsmouth #FIREWORKS tonight at the South Mill Pond at 7:30PM on 12/31/2023. Bundle up!
And welcome to the first night of Portsmouth’s next 400 years. We expect great things.
ON SALE NOW
Not one but TWO commemorative keepsake volumes to celebrate our 2023 celebration! “History Lights Our Way” is an illustrated, 136-page, soft-cover book that captures a record of the 400th celebrations with essays contributed by 40 Portsmouth authors.
400 x 400: Portsmouth NH 400th in 400 Photos, showcases the best work of the ten Seacoast photographers who were deployed to cover events and programs during the 400th anniversary.
PRESERVE AND ENCOURAGE OUR CULTURE OF COMMUNITY PRIDE
Donations received will support select signature events and legacy projects and will promote the full range of celebrations, programs and other events under the Portsmouth NH 400 banner.
All donations to the Fund are tax deductible to the extent the law allows.
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